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The showdown over health care reform has set Washington’s legal war rooms whirring in preparation for court battles over any health legislation that moves towards President Barack Obama’s desk.
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“They’re talking about using a procedure that’s been around since the 30s. Dozens and dozens of important bills have been passed through this approach. If it’s unconstitutional, it’s going to unwind a huge amount of legislation that would be opened up to challenge, including a number of times they’ve raised the debt limit,” Jost said. “That’s a can of worms I’m not sure who wants to open.”

One GOP lawyer working on possible litigation on the issue said the current situation was different because the Senate bill clearly lacks the votes needed to be passed as is in the House. “In all those other cases, there was no indication that the underlying bill would have failed,” said the attorney, who asked not to be named.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has said repeatedly that he believes the so-called individual mandate provision in the bill, which requires most individuals to have insurance or pay a fine, is unconstitutional. However, that provision doesn’t kick in until 2014. Lawyers say it’s unclear whether a court would entertain a challenge to a requirement that won’t kick in for years.

“One thing we’ve been doing is looking at which things take effect immediately and which things are deferred,” Mitchell said.

Jost agrees that the flurry of suits are all but certain, but he insists he’s not worried.

“There are going to be a whole bunch of frivolous cases filed about the health care bill, if it passes. The courts will take care of them,” Jost said.

“I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or the Senate,” Obama said in an interview with Fox host Bret Baier on Wednesday. “What I can tell you is that the vote that’s taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform and if people vote ‘yes,’ whatever form that takes, that is going to be a vote for health care reform and I don’t think we should pretend otherwise.”

For weeks, Politico watchers have had to put up with the interminable nonsense from Tim Jost, who apparently does not do any real work - just like most leftist university professors who have contributed so much to the destruction of this country. Why would Politico even consider using Jost as an authority on congressional procedures? Of all the posters, he is the one whose removal would greatly enhance the dialogue by his absence. Jost like almost all Democrats does not care about the Rule of Law. Their only concern is the promotion of their lunatic ideology of attacking success and encouraging mediocrity.

Democrats and their intellectual fellow-travellers and useful idiots simply cannot deal with the possibility that anyone would not recognize their all-seeing and all-knowing superiority. Is their goal to hire enough government workers - spare us the term "public service employees" for people who work about 50% of a normal day, cannot be fired and contribute virtually nothing to this country - so that there will be one government worker for every citizen? Perhaps each worker could be armed so as to enforce the will of the Democratic Party Totalitarians.

Would the Republican lawyers researching these lawsuits be the same legal geniuses that gave us a DOJ that based hiring decisions on political loyalty? Maybe some of those fine Bob Jones University and Liberty University graduates that "discovered" that torture is legal, as long as we give them a new catagory like enemy combatants? Are these the legal eagles the GOP is still using?

The GOP hates trial lawyers, unless of course they want to file frivilous lawsuits, then lawers are their best friends. Just goes to show what whores lawyers truly are, when they take money from a group that demonizes them as much as the GOP does.

That means - as soon as they get it to be said un-constitutional - we can start rounding them up for conducting a illegal-war for doing the very thing - they say is illegal. Yuppie - to Gitmo with them all.

That means - as soon as they get it to be said un-constitutional - we can start rounding them up for conducting a illegal-war for doing the very thing - they say is illegal. Yuppie - to Gitmo with them all.

That means - as soon as they get it to be said un-constitutional - we can start rounding them up for conducting a illegal-war for doing the very thing - they say is illegal. Yuppie - to Gitmo with them all.

Everything is constitutional when the GOP does it and unconstitutional when the DEMS do it. The GOP wants to claim that the DEMS will do anything to get this thing passed. The truth is that the GOP will try anything to see that the bill, along with Obama, fails. What a joke the GOP has turned into. Can they sue? Sure this is America and as we all know anyone can sue anyone over anything.

Jost also warned that Republicans might regret unraveling the “deeming” method, if they can manage to do it.

Given that no significant benefits of the Dem HC plan will not take affect until 2014, except for the tax increases. When the republicans are in power with a republican president, a majority in the house and the senate in 2013, and they decide to roll back the Democrat plan and institute their own plan using reconciliation and the deeming rule. What do you think ex president Obama and the Dems position will be then, regarding the process?

Good for the Republicans. If the progressives of this country are going to play dirty, then its time the dirt gets kicked back in their faces. I want to see the Republicans put up the best fight they can. We are dealing with progressives who will stop at nothing for power and control.

If this was honestly about healthcare. Then why are they not addressing the problem of a shortage of doctors when they dump 30 million people into medicaid and doctors stop taking those patients. We already have a shortage of doctors and nurses. It will certainly cause rationing.

Now I would hate to rain on Mr. Obama's parade, but the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities WAS signed earlier by this nation.

Meanwhile, Mr. Obama seems to have developed a taste for harping on other nations in relation to *their* human rights issues, hasn't he?

There are 50+ MILLION People with Disabilities in America; fifty-million - we comprise this nation's largest minority.

Every single one of the People with Disabilities in America will be affected by cost-cutting, a focus on cutbacks in health care services, medications, and durable medical equipment related to this health care reform bill - every single one.

The effect this will have is one of denial of rights in relation to that very same Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed by the Obama administration.

Lacking appropriate rehabilitative health care support, medications, health care services, medications - people with disabilities in America will find themselves without the ability to pursue their rights to live independently in this nation. We will be unable to pursue the equality guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

All because of the focus on cost-effectiveness, cost-cutting, and additional budgetary necessities this health care reform bill requires.

NOW - GOP - if you can use this; by all means do so.

And remember it as well; because this nation's largest minority is watching YOU as well...

Now I would hate to rain on Mr. Obama's parade, but the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities WAS signed earlier by this nation.

Meanwhile, Mr. Obama seems to have developed a taste for harping on other nations in relation to *their* human rights issues, hasn't he?

There are 50+ MILLION People with Disabilities in America; fifty-million - we comprise this nation's largest minority.

Every single one of the People with Disabilities in America will be affected by cost-cutting, a focus on cutbacks in health care services, medications, and durable medical equipment related to this health care reform bill - every single one.

The effect this will have is one of denial of rights in relation to that very same Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed by the Obama administration.

Lacking appropriate rehabilitative health care support, medications, health care services, medications - people with disabilities in America will find themselves without the ability to pursue their rights to live independently in this nation. We will be unable to pursue the equality guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

All because of the focus on cost-effectiveness, cost-cutting, and additional budgetary necessities this health care reform bill requires.

NOW - GOP - if you can use this; by all means do so.

And remember it as well; because this nation's largest minority is watching YOU as well...

What does your post have to do with the topic?

The GOP is threatening a lawsuit when hcr passes. For a party that rails against trial lawyers, the GOP sure likes to lawyer up and pursue frivolous lawsuits.

Everything is constitutional when the GOP does it and unconstitutional when the DEMS do it. The GOP wants to claim that the DEMS will do anything to get this thing passed. The truth is that the GOP will try anything to see that the bill, along with Obama, fails. What a joke the GOP has turned into. Can they sue? Sure this is America and as we all know anyone can sue anyone over anything.

What are you smoking tonight? Whatever it is, it must be good! Let us know when you git ur 3 grade gradu8d certifate!